Two hated NFC East rivals kick off the NFL season Wednesday night when the New York Giants host theDallas Cowboys at Metlife Stadium.

The defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants opened as 3-point favorites at most shops tracked by OddsShark.com, but the number was sitting at -3.5 or -4 early Wednesday.

In 2011, the New York Giants finished the regular season with a 9-7 straight up record with an 8-7-1 record against the spread. They followed that up with a perfect postseason, going 4-0 both SU and ATS en route to the championship.

Will they carry the momentum of last year's incredible playoff run into a strong start in 2012? Will the betting trend towards the Giants continue throughout the day?

"Early in the week, (money) was coming in on both sides of the 4-point spread, but since last night, I am surprised how much of a swing towards the Giants," said Kevin Bradley, a manager at Bovada. "Now, 75 per cent of the money on them and, in turn, we are seeing some last-minute future bets on New York at 20/1 after dropping from 22-1."